Petrified Forest National Park

noun

1. a national park in E Arizona: buried tree trunks turned to stone by the action of mineral-laden water. 147 sq. mi. (381 sq. km).

Example Sentences

Our three-hour drive through New Mexico was simultaneously brief and exhausting, so by the time we got to Petrified Forest National Park we were feeling a bit restless.

From Los Angeles Times

A new species of fossilized caecilian, a worm-like amphibian, has been found in Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park.

From Washington Times

Petrified Forest National Park outside Holbrook is considered one of the premiere places to study plants and animals from that period, sometimes known as the dawning age of dinosaurs.

From Washington Times

Two are near Woodruff and the third is near the Petrified Forest National Park.

From Washington Times

In new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists tracked the orbital cycle by analyzing a 1,700-foot-long rock core drilled in the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona.

From New York Times